Farnsy's Little Bit of the Net

Wombat track

Farnsy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:18:45 +0000

Ridden on 17/1/2010 – Wombat track, near Woodend.

Nice stack at 8:10ish.

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Meet the world…

Farnsy — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:45:36 +0000

Some interesting statistics for countries based on the colours of their flags…

Flags

Beirut (no, not the war torn city)…

Farnsy — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:13:13 +0000

I’ve been listening to a bit of Beirut lately. They’re an american band that we were lucky enough to see as a support act last year when we went to see Calexico at The Roundhouse in Chalk Farm. They play quite a different kind of music – very full of sound and interesting to listen to. One of the things that amazed me when we saw them live was the number and range of instruments they had on stage at any one time. I think there were 7 of them on stage playing at one time or another the following instruments:

Eukelele x 3
Mandolin
fiddle x 2
Guitar
baritone sax
tuba x 2
trumpet x 3
Clarinet
Xylophone
Drums
tambourine x 2
Cello
Keyboard
vocals x 2

While the lead singer wasn’t a terribly big bloke, he had a spectacular voice – very deep and strong.

I’d recommend checking them out if you get the chance – especially live.

Ahhh… The Simpsons…

Farnsy — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:17:16 +0000

Season 13 Episode 6

Millhouse: I didn’t know your dad was so interested in science

Homer: Science??

Bart: Aaahh – he didn’t say science, he said pie pants

Homer: mmmmmmm….pie pants…..

And Homer said to Bart….

Farnsy — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:22:08 +0000

(when Bart was getting kicked out of school and moving to another…)

And if you get kicked out of that one you’re going straight in the army where you’ll be sent to America’s latest military quagmire….where will it be? North Korea? Iran? Anything’s possible with commander kookoo bananas in charge

Fortune cookie wisdom…

Farnsy — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:34:26 +0000

Read at a dim sum restaurant tonight:

We’re sorry: we had a message that would have changed your life forever, but the fat guy at table six got there first

and this gem

Beware a man with a gleam in his eyes – it may just be the sun shining through the hole in his head

nice…

What is nationalism??

Farnsy — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:08:13 +0000

An interesting opinion piece from The Age about the current situation in the middle east, dual citizenship, and the concerning level of blind nationalism that is arising in Australia.

War has lured bigots out into the open

What’s going on in Lebanon?

Farnsy — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:08:32 +0000

A well written opinion piece from The Age regarding the rest of the world, and particularly the main humanitarian body’s reaction to what is going on in the middle east…

Britain and UN dance to the US tune